People · United States
Alec Olson
2×2 · top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016OLSO01
Alec Olson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.24, set at Cubetcha 2018, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 492nd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2016, he has put 482 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.16 in May 2016 to 8.87, a 37% improvement. Alec has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.24 | 3.33 | top 1.2% | 492 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 10.10 | top 4.6% | 2,536 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.19 | 4.84 | top 6.0% | 922 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.71 | 5.66 | top 11.5% | 2,982 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 42.01 | 44.28 | top 14.5% | 2,174 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.50 | 1:24.63 | top 17.9% | 1,378 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 18.18 | 28.47 | top 23.8% | 1,568 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.36 | 24.86 | top 24.2% | 3,104 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.99 | 1:30.43 | top 25.6% | 1,761 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 652 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 3:00.94 | 3:03.57 | top 41.5% | 1,527 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:34.94 | 4:57.25 | early days — 3 solves | 1,230 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:44.63 | — | top 47.9% | 1,029 / 2,092 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 12 May 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 12 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2017 · 31 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Walker Welch — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.